Icons of England

Tracklist

• 1
  Opening Credits
  0:30
• 2
  Foreword by HRH The Prince of Wales
  3:23
• 3
  Introduction by Bill Bryson
  8:58
• 4
  In Search of England's Gnomes by Kate Adie
  3:56
• 5
  A Place in the Country by George Alagiah
  3:57
• 6
  From Pillar to Post by Peter Ashley
  5:03
• 7
  From Little Acorns by Clive Aslet
  4:15
• 8
  Rural Rides by Paul Atterbury
  3:45
• 9
  Where the River Meets the Sea by Joan Bakewell
  3:36
• 10
  Time to Stand and Stare by Muhammad Abdul Bari
  3:59
• 11
  Sighting the Stubble-Stag by Simon Barnes
  3:44
• 12
  'Summer Is Icumen In' by Laura Barton
  3:37
• 13
  Through the Lychgate by Sister Wendy Beckett
  4:03
• 14
  Ghost Orchids by Antony Beever
  3:51
• 15
  The Call of the Grouse by David Bellamy
  4:30
• 16
  Let's Talk About the Weather by Floella Benjamin
  5:34
• 17
  Senses and Sensibility by Richard Benson
  4:26
• 18
  Sticking the Wicket by Scyld Berry
  2:22
• 19
  A Personal View by Harold 'Dickie' Bird
  3:49
• 20
  An Ordinary Beauty by Terence Blacker
  4:22
• 21
  Love's Labours Won by Raymond Blanc
  4:51
• 22
  Those Special Places by Ronald Blythe
  5:49
• 23
  My Little Piece of History by Rosie Boycott
  4:16
• 24
  The Final Frontier by Derry Brabbs
  3:42
• 25
  Rutland How I love Thee by Julia Bradbury
  3:05
• 26
  In High Places by Melvyn Bragg
  3:41
• 27
  Rural Development by Joe Brand
  2:59
• 28
  The Urban Village by Vincent Cable
  3:55
• 29
  The View from the Urals by Adrian Chiles
  3:24
• 30
  What a Waste by Eric Clapton
  5:17
• 31
  Back on Dry Land by Sue Clifford
  5:31
• 32
  Rhyme and Reason by Wendy Cope
  3:25
• 33
  All A Broad by Nicholas Crane
  4:50
• 34
  Rebuilding the Past by Dan Cruickshank
  7:56
• 35
  From the Trenches by General Sir Richard Dannatt
  4:12
• 36
  Beside the Seaside by Jonathan Dimbleby
  4:32
• 37
  A Passion for Meat by Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones
  2:44
• 38
  Reading the Signs by Sebastian Faulks
  5:52
• 39
  Another Time, Another Place by Bryan Ferry
  1:33
• 40
  Riding High by Dick Francis
  3:02
• 41
  A Conversation with Self by Trisha Goddard
  4:33
• 42
  Defenders of Our Back Yards by Zach Goldsmith
  4:34
• 43
  An Artist's Impression by Andy Goldsworthy
  1:55
• 44
  Cherry Time by Henrietta Green
  4:17
• 45
  Pastures New by Graham Harvey
  4:20
• 46
  Bonfire Night by Tom Heap
  4:19
• 47
  Following the Furrow by Paul Heiney
  3:39
• 48
  Crossing Over by Leo Hickman
  3:42
• 49
  The Tree Museum by Simon Hoggart
  4:58
• 50
  How the Other Half Lives by Charlotte Hollins
  3:26
• 51
  My Island by Elizabeth Jane Howard
  4:51
• 52
  Against the Elements by Margaret Howell
  3:59
• 53
  A Real Cliffhanger by Tristram Hunt
  3:57
• 54
  Cathedrals of Sewage by Maxwell Hutchinson
  3:41
• 55
  The Way Ahead by Kurt Jackson
  3:13
• 56
  To the Manor Born by Simon Jenkins
  3:42
• 57
  View over London by Terry Jones
  4:58
• 58
  Older than England by Paul Kingsnorth
  3:25
• 59
  Down Memory Lane by Miles Kington
  4:15
• 60
  Earth Pilgrim by Satish Kumar
  4:14
• 61
  Writing Stiles by David Lodge
  5:19
• 62
  Bluebell Picnics by Gabby Logan
  3:58
• 63
  Hidden Depths by Richard Mabey
  3:54
• 64
  A Guardian of Beauty by Fiona MacCarthy
  4:24
• 65
  The Road Taken by Robert Macfarlane
  4:23
• 66
  Drawing the Line by Andrew Marr
  5:17
• 67
  Scouring the Countryside by Peter Marren
  4:15
• 68
  The Secret Kingdom of Marrowland by Simon Sebag Montefiore
  4:24
• 69
  Fair Play by Brian Moore
  3:43
• 70
  An Enduring Affair by Richard Muir
  3:32
• 71
  My Corner Shop by Daljit Nagra
  3:10
• 72
  Ancient Jewels by John Julius Norwich
  3:51
• 73
  The Point of No Return by Sean O'Brien
  4:25
• 74
  Living on the Edge by Michael Palin
  4:07
• 75
  Taking Root by Jonathon Porritt
  3:51
• 76
  Whatever the Weather by Gavin Pretor-Pinney
  4:10
• 77
  Holding Back the Sea by Libby Purves
  3:08
• 78
  Dig for Victory by Tony Robinson
  2:19
• 79
  Smiling at the Neighbours by Alexei Sayle
  2:17
• 80
  Paradise Found by John Sergeant
  3:27
• 81
  The Bard's Own River by Antony Sher
  4:04
• 82
  In Defence of Totnes by Lucy Siegle
  3:06
• 83
  Forever Tranquil by Mary Smith
  3:37
• 84
  Brave New World by Jon Snow
  4:00
• 85
  A Slow Boat to Bristol by Kevin Spacey
  4:20
• 86
  The Wild Dip by Rick Stein
  3:40
• 87
  The Light of Day by Roy Strong
  2:55
• 88
  Forbidden Fruits by Alice Temperley
  2:59
• 89
  Poetry in Motion by Nigel Thompson
  4:15
• 90
  This Land of Dreaming Spires by Simon Thurley
  3:46
• 91
  Heaven in a Wild Flower by Alan Titchmarsh
  4:00
• 92
  Alone on the Moors by Mark Tully
  4:03
• 93
  Taking Flight by Charlie Waite
  4:02
• 94
  The Dawn Chorus by Chris Watson
  3:34
• 95
  Beautiful Evenings by Francis Wheen
  3:53
• 96
  Alfred's Cakes by Michael Wood
  5:31
• 97
  My Adventure Playground by Benjamin Zephaniah
  3:37
• 98
  Support our Campaign by Shaun Spiers, Chief Executive, CPRE
  6:52
• 99
  End Credits
  0:52

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